145Issue of ballot papers to postal vote applicants

145 Issue of ballot papers to postal vote applicants

145 Issue of ballot papers to postal vote applicants

(1) If the Electoral Commissioner receives an application to vote by post in an election under this Division, the Electoral Commissioner must determine whether the applicant is entitled to vote by post—

(a) in relation to an application received before the issue of the writ for the election—within 1 business day of the issue of the writ, or

(b) in any other case—within 1 business day of receiving the application.

(2) If the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to vote by post, the Electoral Commissioner must, as soon as possible, deliver or post to the applicant—

(a) a postal vote certificate in the approved form, and

(a1) (Repealed)

(b) a ballot paper for the election, and

(c) an envelope for the return of the certificate and ballot paper to the Electoral Commissioner.

(3) If the Electoral Commissioner—

(a) is not satisfied that the elector is entitled to vote by post, or

(b) received the application after 6 pm on the 5th day preceding election day,

the Electoral Commissioner must take reasonable steps to inform the applicant that the application is defective or was received after the specified time.

s 145: Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [4]; 2026 No 6, Sch 1[58].